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WCDT: 2801-2805 (29th September - 3rd October) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
ZoeB:
--- Quote from: bhtooefr on 02 Oct 2014, 00:16 ---Claire's still living at home. Odds are, she's never lived on her own before, and never quite had the responsibility that comes with that.
That mismatch in life experience can cause serious issues down the road.
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While one can't automatically assume that what's true in this universe is true in the QC one... do you realise how outrageously rare having supportive parents is for girls like her? (Hint : average age of homeless trans children is 12 1/2, many, many get kicked out)
That she has family support (parents, brother ) possibly accounts for her relatively good mental health. Though I see an anxiety attack looming... if one doesn't happen now, I'd say they're gone.
If I was that age, woke up without having a chance to clean up, came downstairs to see Mum and prospective first boyfriend ever chatting it up after a night when I ended up in his arms.... anxious doesn't even begin to describe it. We're talking fullblown PANIC here.
I didn't see this coming. Jeph, you magnificent bastard.
bhtooefr:
--- Quote from: ZoeB on 02 Oct 2014, 00:42 ---While one can't automatically assume that what's true in this universe is true in the QC one... do you realise how outrageously rare having supportive parents is for girls like her? (Hint : average age of homeless trans children is 12 1/2, many, many get kicked out)
That she has family support (parents, brother possibly accounts for her relatively good mental health.
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Oh, I don't think her having family support is a bad thing at all, but I'm saying that her still living at home at 24 may present future problems in a relationship. (Of course, her not having relationship experience at all before will almost certainly present future problems...) I've known couples that have had problems with that, where one partner went straight from living with their parents to living with their partner. That's independent of Claire's family support structure (which, with the probable exception of her father, looks healthy... well, mostly, anyway, her mother probably should've known better than to send her to DEFCON 1 with that stunt).
--- Quote from: ZoeB on 02 Oct 2014, 00:42 ---Though I see an anxiety attack looming... if one doesn't happen now, I'd say they're gone.
If I was that age, woke up without having a chance to clean up, came downstairs to see Mum and prospective first boyfriend ever chatting it up after a night when I ended up in his arms.... anxious doesn't even begin to describe it. We're talking fullblown PANIC here.
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I'm pretty sure we're already seeing that starting as her brain slowly processes it.
Thrillho:
--- Quote from: Lubricus on 01 Oct 2014, 22:50 ---Is noone else thinking that this could just be a dream? It seems unlikely enough, for sure.
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Has Jeph EVER done this?
Dream sequences are incredibly hacky.
EvilDuckyBec:
--- Quote from: eschaton on 01 Oct 2014, 19:58 ---
--- Quote from: neurocase on 01 Oct 2014, 19:01 ---This can only mean good things, in my mind. If Marten was willing to take Claire's mom up on the invitation, that means he wasn't completely freaked out about the happenings the night before. Otherwise, he would either not be there at all, or would look uncomfortable as hell. But buddy is smiling and genuine and sober and this can only lead to GOOD THINGS *clutches at face*
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I dunno. If Marten realized he really had strong feelings for Claire, wouldn't he be all nervous to see her again so soon, particularly with her mother around?
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Looking at his eyebrows, he does look kind of nervous to me, and (particularly in the third panel) kind of anxious-to-please. Not super-uncomfortable, certainly, but definitely slightly nervous/awkward-feeling. Or, of course, I could be reading way too much into this. Probably the latter.
Also, did Claire get a haircut between panels, or is it a perspective thing? Her hair looks like it's down to her waist in panel two, then it's only elbow-length in panel 3.
*ducks back into lurking*
NilsO:
--- Quote from: T on 01 Oct 2014, 19:33 ---Or he fell in love with Claire's mom... ...pancakes!
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Ah. Oedipus again. Please note the similarity to #1047. While I don't think Marten is in love with Claire's mom (and her pancakes), the theory cannot be ruled out. Stranger things have happened.
We already know that Claire's parents are divorced (#2371). In today's strip, it becomes clear that Claire lives with her mother. Marten's presence is a bit of a mystery, but several plausible theories have already been presented. What is strange, is how cool he appears. Obviously, he has thought things through, and knows how to handle the situation.
Is it possible that Clinton also lives with his mom? Are they part of an extended red-haired clone family? If so, there will be drama when he awakes. Marten might have to fight his robot hand.
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